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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 247° |
 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Two, remarkably choice centering, intense jet-black shade and proof-like impression, used with 3c Dull Red (26), all three stamps tied on small piece by vivid paint-red "Boston
Br. Pkt. Paid Dec. 12" exchange office circular datestamp, unlike any strike of this marking we have ever encountered - the two strikes appear to float on top of stamps - tiny tear between perfs at lower right of right-hand stamp, truly
negligible and mentioned only for total accuracy, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal piece (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,300.00 | |
| 248° |  |
 24c Gray Lilac (37). Full
original gum, lightly hinged, well-centered with unusually wide margins, rich color, an Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,100.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 249° |  |
 24c Lilac, Imperforate (37c). Unused (no gum), large to huge margins all
around, Extremely Fine, with 1952 and 1991 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
1,500.00 | 1,500.00 |
| 250° | |
 30c Orange, Imperforate (38a). Unused (no
gum), large and even margins all around, vibrant color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1976 and 1997 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 0.00 |
| 251° |  |
 24c Gray (37). Three, one with straight-edge, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red, Ty. II and 5c Brown, Ty. II (24, 26, 30A), two of each, tied by red grids on back of folded letter datelined July
28, 1860 to Shanghai, China, Augustine, Heard & Co. correspondence, ms. "48" credit, red London transit on front, Hong Kong receiving cds next to stamps, the right 3c stamp torn, the center 24c stained at right, otherwise Very Fine and
colorful, the earliest recorded usage is July 7, 1860, making this a very early usage, ex Grunin, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 5,000.00 |
| 252° | |
 30c Orange (38). Bright shade, tied by "Paid" grid, red "Boston Dec. 29 Paid 12" credit cds on square-shaped 1860 cover to Mostaganem, French Algeria, handsomely addressed with explicit detail ("Africa",
"Algerie", "Province d'Oran"), French transit cds front and back, Mostaganem receiving backstamp, couple small edge tears, Very Fine, an extremely rare and exotic destination in the classic period, ex Haas (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 5,250.00 |
| 253° | |
 30c Orange (38). Horizontal pair, well-centered, vibrant shade, used with two 3c Dull Red (26), tied by "Paid" grid, red Boston cds on back of May 1861 blue folded cover to Cape of Good Hope, red
London transit cds, red crayon "24" credit and ms. "2" British colonial rate, Capetown and Port Elizabeth receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine, a colorful and extremely rare 1857 Issue double-rate franking to the Cape of Good Hope, ex Brown, Knapp,
Rust and Kapiloff (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 4,750.00 |
| 254° | |
 30c Orange (38). Well-centered, used with horizontal strip of three 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A), well-centered with straddle-pane margin covered by 30c, tied by three strikes of "New Orleans La. 16
Feb." (1861) circular datestamp on folded letter to Ferte Mace, France, embossed return card at lower left, red "Boston Feb. 20 Paid 12" credit cds, red pencil "45" at lower right, French transit cds and "P.D." in frame, transit and
receiving backstampsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL FRANKING AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE USE OF THE UNITED STATES 1857 ISSUE FROM LOUISIANA AS A CONFEDERATE STATE. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 11,500.00 |
| 255° |
 90c Blue (39). Rich color, tied by unusual red circle of diamonds fancy cancel of New Haven Conn. on small piece with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), tiny tears at top of 90c stamp which are mostly masked
by the red cancel, 3c stamp few clipped perfsVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE USED ON PIECE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE WITH A FANCY CANCEL. Accompanied by a cover to Havre, France, bearing a horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35) and 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) tied by bold strikes of the same red fancy cancel and clear "New Haven Con. Nov. 30, 1860" datestamp at left. The cover has the appropriate transit markings and shows some slight wear. This 90c stamp on piece was the subject of an article by Thomas J. Alexander in Opinions II: Philatelic Expertizing - An Insider's View, published by the Philatelic Foundation in 1984. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 5,750.00 |